On the last night of the Democratic National Convention, a retired Navy four-star took the stage to pay tribute to veterans. Behind him, on a giant screen, the image of four hulking warships reinforced his patriotic message.

But there was a big mistake in the stirring backdrop: those are Russian warships.  …

These were the very Soviet-era combatants that Nathman and Cold Warriors like him had once squared off against.  “The ships are definitely Russian,” said noted naval author Norman Polmar after reviewing hi-resolution photos from the event.  “There’s no question of that in my mind.”

Naval experts concluded the background was a photo composite of Russian ships that were overflown by what appear to be U.S. trainer jets.  It remains unclear how or why the Democratic Party used what’s believed to be images of the Russian Black Sea Fleet at their convention.

via Navy Times.

Vladimir Putin must have made a very nice campaign donation to Obama for America.